Dhapo is a widow. She has seven children (three daughters and four sons). A few years back, her husband died in a tragic accident while digging a well when he fell into it and was buried alive. She is a scheduled caste Hindu who is double marginalized: one for being a general minority and second for being a minority within...

In order to help poor people especially women to overcome the trauma and devastation of the 2010 floods, ActionAid provided immediate relief such as food rations, shelter materials, and hygiene kits to thousands of poor and vulnerable families, and cash support to women headed households to rebuild their homes, grow food...

11 years old Zahida, ActionAid’s sponsored child is amongst thousands of children whose villages and towns were inundated by the 2010 floods. They lost their homes and schools, and their families had to flee their native towns to take shelter in nearby safer places.
Life in the relief camps and temporary plastic...

“I lost my unborn child while fetching water from the far off well. I was very sad and prayed that water should be available at our doorstep. It is as if my prayers were answered when ActionAid came to our village and installed hand pumps.
The best part is they asked the women to identify the most suitable place for...

﻿﻿﻿One year on from the flood that devastated Pakistan, we're working with communities to rebuild after the disaster.
In the first year of response we’ve reached over 234,000 people. We’ve put the most vulnerable people – particularly women – at the centre of our work.
In the immediate...

Many thanks to our donors and supporters, who had helped ActionAid to reach more than 220,952 people in Pakistan since August 2010.
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82 years old Amir Bibi lives in Basti Chah Pahroi Wala, in South Punjab. She lives with three children two of whom are mentally challenged. None of her children...

Current situation for the areas where ActionAid is working:
Sindh Province: According to latest figures from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), over 7.27 million people remain affected by the floods in Sindh povince. Nearly half of the affected population is from four districts: Dadu, Thatta, Jacocobad,...

Although flood waters have started to recede in some parts of Pakistan, new areas continue to be flooded, particularly in the south of the country. ActionAid Pakistan has so far reached out to over 58,000 people across 10 districts. New activities in Balochistan, including psychosocial care activities, are due to start...